Wolf Mask used in Wolf Dance (Walas'axa) Item Number: 15.513.2 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Wood headpiece representing the head of a Wolf. Painted red, black, and green-blue and inset with copper in mouth.
Credit Line
Gift of Herman Stutzer, Esq.
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
- Name
- Wolf Mask used in Wolf Dance (Walas'axa)
- Identification Number
- 15.513.2
- Type of Item
- wolf mask and dance
- Material
- wood, copper metal and pigment
- Overall
- length 15.75 in, width 8.25 in
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian, Gitksan, Haida and Gwa'sala Kwakwaka'wakw
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Clothing